• DocumentCode
    608839
  • Title

    Trading off transponders for spectrum in flexgrid networks

  • Author

    Christodoulopoulos, K. ; Soumplis, P. ; Varvarigos, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Stat., Trinity Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We propose algorithms for planning flexgrid networks under physical layer impairments. Using an optimization function that accounts for both the spectrum used and the transponders cost, we observe tradeoffs between these two optimization parameters.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; transponders; flexgrid networks; physical layer impairments; transponders; Modulation; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optimization; Physical layer; Planning; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532979